{"id":57482,"date":"2024-02-07T20:45:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/election-2024-political-heavyweights-clash-in-key-constituencies-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T20:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:45:41","slug":"election-2024-political-heavyweights-clash-in-key-constituencies-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/election-2024-political-heavyweights-clash-in-key-constituencies-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2024: Political heavyweights clash in key constituencies | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the nation gears up for Thursday’s general elections, the political arena is set ablaze with high-stakes contests featuring heavyweights from various parties. A total of 266 national and 593 provincial assembly seats are in play, capturing the attention of the public and political enthusiasts alike.<\/p>\n

In NA-130, Lahore, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is contesting against PTI-backed Dr Yasmin Rashid. In NA-10, Buner, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan is contesting against JI\u2019s Sher Akbar Khan. In NA-44, Dera Ismail Khan, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman standing against PTI-backed Ali Amin Gandapur and PPP former National Assembly deputy speaker Faisal Karim Kundi.<\/p>\n

In NA-127, Lahore, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari faces PML-N\u2019s Atta Tarar and PTI-backed Abbas Khokhar while in NA-6, Lower Dir, JI\u2019s Ameer Sirajul Haq is competing against PTI-backed Bashir Khan. The NA-264, Quetta, will witness a contest between BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal and PPP\u2019s Mir Jamal Khan Raisani.<\/p>\n

People in NA-266, Killa Abdullah-cum-Chaman, would either be choosing PkMAP chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai or JUI-F\u2019s Maulana Salahuddin. In NA-248, Karachi, MQM-P Rabita Committee Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui is contesting against PTI-backed Arsalan Khalid. In NA-24, Charsadda, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief Aftab Sherpao faces PTI-backed Anwar Taj. In NA-149, Multan, IPP Patron Jahangir Tareen faces PTI-backed Aamir Dogar.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a076% of Pakistanis ready to accept election results: survey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The NA-253, Ziarat-cum-Harnai-cum-Sibbi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti, JWP chief Shahzain Bugti is facing PML-N\u2019s Mir Dostain Domki. NA-33, Nowshera, PTI-Parliamentarian chief and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Pervez Khattak is facing PTI-backed Shah Wahid Ali Shah and independent candidate Akhtar Wali Khan.<\/p>\n

In NA-56, Rawalpindi, Awami Muslim League (AML) President Sheikh Rasheed is contesting against PML-N\u2019s Hanif Abbasi while in NA-207, Nawabshah, former president Asif Ali Zardari of the PPP is challenged by PTI-backed Sher Muhammad Baloch.<\/p>\n

In NA-123, Lahore, former PM Shehbaz Sharif of the PML-N is contesting against Liaquat Baloch of the JI and PTI-backed Afzal Azim. In NA-48, Multan, former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani of the PPP is facing PML-N\u2019s Ahmed Hasan Dehar.<\/p>\n

The NA-119, Lahore, will witness PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz contest against PTI-backed Shahzad Farooq. In NA-118, Lahore, former Punjab CM Hamza Shehbaz is contesting against PTI-backed Alia Hamza, who is currently in jail.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0PTI endorses 44 candidates for NA, PA seats from Lahore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The NA-117, Lahore, IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan is competing against PTI-backed Ali Ijaz Butar while in NA-241, Karachi, MQM-P\u2019s Dr Farooq Sattar is contesting against PTI-backed Khurram Sher Zaman. People in NA-71, Sialkot, PML-N\u2019s Khawaja Asif faces PTI-backed Rehana Dar, mother of Usman Dar.<\/p>\n

The NA-19, Swabi, will see former NA Speaker Asad Qaiser competing against ANP\u2019s Khanzada Shahnawaz. In NA-54, Rawalpindi, former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is competing against Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the joint candidate of the IPP and the PML-N. In NA-122, Lahore, ex-railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq of the PML-N is standing against former governor and PTI-backed Sardar Latif Khosa.<\/p>\n

In NA-246, Karachi, former IT minister Syed Aminul Haque of the MQM-P is contesting against JI Karachi Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. In NA-100, Faisalabad, former interior minister Rana Sanaullah of the PML-N is contesting against PTI-backed Samira Nisar Jat. NA-11, Shangla, will see PML-N\u2019s Engineer Amir Maqam contesting against PTI-backed Dr Amjad while NA-18, Haripur, will witness PTI secretary general Omar Ayub Khan\u2019s contest against Babar Nawaz Khan of the PML-N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: As the nation gears up for Thursday’s general elections, the political arena is set ablaze with high-stakes contests featuring heavyweights from various parties. A total of 266 national and 593 provincial assembly seats are in play, capturing the attention of the public and political enthusiasts alike. In NA-130, Lahore, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/politiciansETillustration1707324614-0\/politiciansETillustration1707324614-0.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t